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'Chessboard' Carpet, Animal hair (warp and pile), wool (weft); asymmetrically knotted pile
late 16th–early 17th century
Chessboard, Glass, French
French
20th century
Chessboard, Wood, mother-of-pearl, celluloid, American
American
19th century
Chessboard, Wood, lacquered, Chinese
Chinese
19th century
Chessboard, Meissen Manufactory  German, Hard-paste porcelain, German, Meissen
Meissen Manufactory
mid-18th century
Chessboard, Wood, brass, ivory, German
German
20th century
Chessboard, Ivory, Italian, Florence
Italian, Florence
19th century
Chessboard, Pearwood, Mexican
Mexican
20th century
Chessboard, Wood, gilded brass, tortoiseshell, ivory, French
French
19th century
Chessboard, Lacquered wood, British
British
19th century
Chessboard, Wood, bone, possibly German
possibly German
20th century
Chessboard, Wood, French
French
ca. 1840
Chessboard, Wood, Mexican
Mexican
20th century
Chessboard, Tulip wood, amaranth, and silver, Austrian, Vienna
Austrian, Vienna
1783
Chessboard, Wood, Polish
Polish
17th–18th century
Chessboard, Lacquer, papier maché, mother-of-pearl, British
British
19th century
Chessboard, Alabaster, lapis, Indian
Indian
late 19th century
Chessboard, Brown leather, gold tooled, German
German
late 18th century
Chessboard, Wood, Japanese
Japanese
20th century
Chessboard, Mahogany and fruitwood, French
French
19th century
Chessboard, Wood, Russian
Russian
20th century
Chessboard, Ivory, ebony, silver, British
British
third quarter 17th century
Chessboard, Man Ray  American, Gelatin silver print
Man Ray
1962
Miniature pedestal table with inlaid chessboard, Ivory, horn, wood, Indian
Indian
19th century
Game Box, Bone, wood, stain over wood core with paper and textile lining, metal mounts, Italian
Italian
14th century
Crucifixion (Corpus Hypercubus), Salvador Dalí  Spanish, Oil on canvas
Salvador Dalí
1954
Chess table, Fabbrica C.V., Wood, Italian, Parma
Fabbrica C.V.
1856
Bishop Chess Piece, Walrus ivory, Scandinavian
Scandinavian
1150–1200
Chess, Pablo Picasso  Spanish, Oil on canvas
Pablo Picasso
Paris, autumn 1911
Knight Chess Piece, Walrus ivory, British
British
ca. 1250
Pea Point from South Meadow, Fairfield Porter  American, Oil on pressboard
Fairfield Porter
1974
View in a Haze, Fairfield Porter  American, Oil on pressboard
Fairfield Porter
1973
Pressing board, Sadahiko Tabata  Japanese, Japan
Sadahiko Tabata
19th century
Landscape, William Morris Hunt  American, Oil on pressboard mounted on wood, American
William Morris Hunt
ca. 1852–53
Chess and goose game board, Wood, ivory, brass, probably Moroccan
probably Moroccan
18th century
Spout-and-bridge bottle with warrior, Nasca artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Nasca
Nasca artist(s)
400–600 CE